rasoir électrique

\ʁa.zwa.ʁ‿e.lɛk.tʁik\

/\ʁa.zwa.ʁ‿e.lɛk.tʁik\/ noun

The verdict

“rasoir électrique” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Appareil de rasage utilisé généralement pour raser les poils de barbe. Il se compose d'un ensemble de lames derrière une grille d'une extrême finesse. Les lames sont animées soit d'un mouvement cir...

Key facts for rasoir électrique
PropertyValue
Headwordrasoir électrique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁa.zwa.ʁ‿e.lɛk.tʁik\
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rasoir électrique” sits in French frequency

rasoir électrique falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for rasoir électrique is 17 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁa.zwa.ʁ‿e.lɛk.tʁik\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Appareil de rasage utilisé généralement pour raser les poils de barbe. Il se compose d'un ensemble de lames derrière une grille d'une extrême finesse. Les lames sont animées soit d'un mouvement cir...".

No generated misspelling entries exist for rasoir électrique in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is rasoir électrique, spelled R-A-S-O-I-R- -É-L-E-C-T-R-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Appareil de rasage utilisé généralement pour raser les poils de barbe. Il se compose d'un ensemble de lames derrière une grille d'une extrême finesse. Les lames sont animées soit d'un mouvement circulaire, soit d'un mouvement linéaire en va-et-vient, par un moteur électrique.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rasoir électrique"?
"rasoir électrique" is spelled R-A-S-O-I-R- -É-L-E-C-T-R-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁa.zwa.ʁ‿e.lɛk.tʁik\.
What does "rasoir électrique" mean?
As a noun, "rasoir électrique" means: Appareil de rasage utilisé généralement pour raser les poils de barbe. Il se compose d'un ensemble de lames derrière une grille d'une extrême finesse. Les lames sont animées soit d'un mouvement cir...
How do you pronounce "rasoir électrique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rasoir électrique" is \ʁa.zwa.ʁ‿e.lɛk.tʁik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rasoir électrique" come from?
"rasoir électrique" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “rasoir électrique”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is R-A-S-O-I-R- -É-L-E-C-T-R-I-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁa.zwa.ʁ‿e.lɛk.tʁik\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list